1 Thursday session: June 14 (2007)
6-7:30pm
Taught by Youme Landowne
For ages 8-11
Have you always wanted to go to another country? Do you like meeting new people and experiencing different cultures? If so, then you will love this new workshop. You will have the opportunity to design your own passport, and write about traveling adventures. Who knows where you'll go with your new passport in hand? There's no limit!
Youme Landowne has written and illustrated for Rainbow magazine in Kenya, and has published illustrations for Girls Inc. and the Hague Agenda for Peace. Her first book, Se La Vi (That is Life): A Haitian Story of Hope, was an ALA Notable Book and won the Jane Addams Award, among others. Her picture book, Pitch Black, is scheduled for a September 2007 release. She currently teaches in the Lang Mural Project at the New School and is a lead muralist for Groundswell Murals in Brooklyn. She has painted murals and led community art projects in Vietnam, Laos, Haiti, Santiago de Cuba, London, San Francisco, New York and Miami.
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Students may also sign up for workshops in person at 826NYC. All workshops require a $25 deposit which will be returned once the student has attended all sessions of the class. Please call 718.499.9884 if you have any questions.